In all likelihood, the LeBron James Decision 4.0 will drag on for a while. That’s great for me, as someone who benefits from a lengthy news cycle with one of the most popular players in NBA history. It’s a little less fun for impatient fans who want to know whether the league’s all-time leading scorer will be joining the Golden State Warriors.
I don’t know, and you don’t know, and LeBron himself doesn’t know. And that means one thing: the Warriors don’t know. According to a recent report from ESPN’s
Anthony Slater, the Dubs have reason to believe that they are one of the teams that James has a strong interest in joining … just not the team at the top of the list.
“The Warriors, meanwhile, have been given indications from James that they remain on his short list,” Slater wrote, “but team sources have expressed a recent belief that they aren’t necessarily at the top of that short list, as James continues to survey the landscape.”
It’s unclear who is at the top of James’ list of potential teams, but we know that the Philadelphia 76ers, after making a shocking trade for Jaylen Brown, have strong interest in bringing James on board. Not surprisingly, he has also been linked to reunions with both the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat, while other top teams like the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets have made pushes for his services as well.
With the Dubs on the short list, there’s only one thing to do: send in Steph Curry and Draymond Green for a recruitment meeting. Maybe in the Hamptons?
